The Brief Comprehensive Effects of Alcohol questionnaire (B-CEOA) is a 15-item version of the Comprehensive Effects of Alcohol Questionnaire (CEOA). The CEOA uses 38 items consisting of 7 factors - 4 positive (Sociability, Tension Reduction, Liquid Courage, and Sexuality) and 3 negative (Cognitive and Behavioral Impairment, Risk and Aggression, and Self-Perception) - for assessing expectancies concerning alcohol effects. Respondents indicate their degree of agreement that a particular effect will likely occur if they drink, using a 1-4 scale (1 = disagree, 4 = agree).The B-CEOA uses 15 items, including 2 items from each of the 7 expectancy scales, except for the Risk and Aggression scale, which contains 3 items.

Specific Instructions

The Substance Abuse and Addiction Working Group acknowledges that the following questions may gather sensitive information relating to the use of substances and/or illegal conduct. If the information is released, it might be damaging to an individual’s employability, lead to social stigmatization, or lead to other consequences.

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Protocol

Choose from DISAGREE TO AGREE depending on whether you expect the effect to happen to you IF YOU WERE UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL. These effects will vary, depending on the amount of alcohol you typically consume. Check one answer for the four boxes after each statement.

There are no right or wrong answers.

1. After a few drinks of alcohol, I would be more likely to enjoy sex more.

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Disagree

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Slightly Disagree

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Slightly Agree

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Agree

2. After a few drinks of alcohol, I would be more likely to be courageous.

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Disagree

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Slightly Disagree

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Slightly Agree

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Agree

3. After a few drinks of alcohol, I would be more likely to feel calm.

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Disagree

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Slightly Disagree

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Slightly Agree

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Agree

4. After a few drinks of alcohol, I would be more likely to be a better lover.

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Disagree

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Slightly Disagree

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Slightly Agree

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Agree

5. After a few drinks of alcohol, I would be more likely to act sociable.

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Disagree

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Slightly Disagree

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Slightly Agree

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Agree

6. After a few drinks of alcohol, I would be more likely to talk to people more easily.

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Disagree

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Slightly Disagree

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Slightly Agree

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Agree

7. After a few drinks of alcohol, I would be more likely to feel peaceful.

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Disagree

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Slightly Disagree

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Slightly Agree

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Agree

8. After a few drinks of alcohol, I would be more likely to be brave and daring.

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Disagree

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Slightly Disagree

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Slightly Agree

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Agree

9. After a few drinks of alcohol, I would be more likely to take risks.

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Disagree

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Slightly Disagree

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Slightly Agree

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Agree

10. After a few drinks of alcohol, I would be more likely to feel dizzy.

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Disagree

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Slightly Disagree

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Slightly Agree

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Agree

11. After a few drinks of alcohol, I would be more likely to feel moody.

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Disagree

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Slightly Disagree

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Slightly Agree

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Agree

12. After a few drinks of alcohol, I would be more likely to clumsy.

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Disagree

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Slightly Disagree

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Slightly Agree

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Agree

13. After a few drinks of alcohol, I would be more likely to be loud, boisterous, or noisy.

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Disagree

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Slightly Disagree

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Slightly Agree

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Agree

14. After a few drinks of alcohol, I would be more likely to act aggressively.

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Disagree

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Slightly Disagree

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Slightly Agree

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Agree

15. After a few drinks of alcohol, I would be more likely to feel guilty.

The score for each scale is calculated by averaging the item scores, i.e., totaling the item scores and dividing by the number of items in the scale. The scoring scheme reflects factors identified in the original publications. Factor structure may differ in individual studies.

The Brief Comprehensive Effects of Alcohol (B-CEOA) questionnaire is a shorter version of the Comprehensive Effects of Alcohol Questionnaire (CEOA). Although the predictive power of the B-CEOA is slightly lower than the CEOA, the internal consistency was generally maintained in the shorter instrument (Ham et al., 2005).